Category: Nature Diary
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The ‘Newcastle Diaries’ are intended as a new series of blog posts brought to life by a recent move to the city; inspired by a…
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It’s been a very busy time lately with lots of interesting environmental news being released this month. Don’t worry if you missed any of it…
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There is still time this weekend to take part in the RSPB’s annual Big Garden Birdwatch – a fabulous (and fun) scheme which contributes greatly…
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The enigmatic High Brown Fritillary, the UK’s most endangered butterfly, has been thrown a vital lifeline in 2018 through the creation of a new conservation…
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Why not also check out my Top Conservation Twitter Accounts to Follow in 2018…. Thinking Country, by Ben Eagle Ben’s blog is fast becoming my…
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This past week, and to an equal mix of fanfare and apprehension, the government released its long-awaited 25-year plan to improve the environment. A full outline…
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The United Kingdom is full of incredible wildlife to discover, and over the past year, contributors to New Nature magazine have shared with us their…
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Bakethin, located a short-way upstream of Kielder Reservoir, is unique among nature reserves in Northumberland. Here, among the hulking frames of aged firs and a…
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Excluding those closest to me, not many people will know that for seven years now I have been living with a severe hearing impairment. Partial…
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Modern society is growing increasingly disconnected from the natural world. That, unfortunately, is a fact. And it will come as no surprise to learn that many,…
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Now, this is a post for the avian-inclined individuals out there… For those of you who didn’t know, I set myself a challenge at the…
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Being outside in nature is something that everybody should make time for, especially as we are becoming such a digitally driven society. It’s interesting because…
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It’s December, the blushed tones of Autumn now but a fading memory and vibrant greens of Spring and Summer a soothing promise of things to…
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There is poetry everywhere in the natural world, but for me nowhere more so than in butterflies. What is poetic about butterflies? Poetry is a…